international unit

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Definition of international unit in English Turkish dictionary

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Definition of international unit in English English dictionary

A particular, minute unit of mass, defined differently for different substances, but so that varying substances of the same general type have the property that one international unit of the one has the same effect on the human body as one international unit of the other

Any of several precision standards used in measuring physical quantities, such as mass, length, and time (see International System of Units), and also lighting systems, radiation processes, and pharmacology. The luminous intensity or candlepower of a light is expressed in candelas. The second is based on the frequency of radiation emitted by cesium-133 atoms. In radioactive decay, the international unit is the number of disintegrations per second in a sample. In pharmacology, the international unit is the quantity of a substance (vitamin, hormone, or toxin) that produces a specified effect when tested according to an internationally accepted procedure

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Related Terms

international units

plural form of international unit

Hyphenation

in·ter·na·tion·al Unit

Turkish pronunciation

întırnäşınıl yunıt

Pronunciation

/ˌəntərˈnasʜənəl ˈyo͞onət/ /ˌɪntɜrˈnæʃənəl ˈjuːnət/